11.   As their marriage unravels in direct proportion to their economic situation, the Witners decide to keep having their way.

12.   Because of such concerns, scrutiny of contest procedures has intensified in direct proportion to visibility.

13.   A California school teacher believes public education has steadily declined in direct proportion to the loss of accountability.

14.   But some patrons insist that the ignorance is in direct proportion to the number of empty Guinness glasses littering the tables.

15.   But the amount of consoling is in direct proportion to the overall diligence of the unfortunate performer.

16.   But the company had to purchase more and more nuts on the open market as demand grew in direct proportion to the popularity of Rainforest Crunch.

17.   But they say that any associated tests will be rigorously reviewed, in direct proportion to the danger level of the drug.

18.   But the rest of us will be expecting Congress and the president to reduce our tax bills in direct proportion to our share of the budget surplus.

19.   Frequency of giveaways is almost always in direct proportion to number of fast-break passes out of bounds.

20.   He greatly enhances the comedy of the story, in direct proportion to how much he short-changes its emotions.